Planning on Forever (25 page)
– COLLIN –
My plan on how I’m going to propose to Summer has been
in the works for a while now. I’ve decided I don't want it to be the typical
wedding proposal. Summer and I are anything but typical, so a classic proposal
just doesn’t seem fitting. Being that it’s the fall, and my favorite season in
New York, I’ve got to have it outside. Even though the temperature is cooler,
the leaves on the trees are absolutely beautiful this time of year. Therefore,
I trash the idea of proposing to her on my parent’s dock, and came up with
something a little more special, and unique.
Trying to keep things as normal as possible, I tell her
that my parents invited us over for dinner tonight, but need to make a quick
stop first. Driving up to the high school, I see her look at me in confusion.
Ignoring her confusion, I hand her a sweatshirt.
“Why are we here, and why do I need a sweatshirt,
Collin?” she asks, meeting me in front of the car.
“There's something that I want to show you,” I tell her,
lacing my fingers with hers, and giving her a reassuring smile.
Behind the school there is a large wooded area with
several different trails. At the end of one of the trails there is a little
pond that the guys and I used to fish at. It’s a little piece of heaven and not
many people know about.
Once we finally reach the end, I stop to look at
Summer’s reaction. On the other side of the small pond I have set up fourteen
hand carved glowing pumpkins spelling out “Will you marry me?” Even though it
wasn’t part of the plan, with the sun now down, the pond is lit up with the
reflection of the pumpkins, making the whole picture that more romantic.
After giving her a second to take it all in, I turn to
her, holding her hands in mine.
“I know we said we were going to wait, but Summer, you
are the love of my life. You complete me, and I want nothing more than to see
your father walking you down the aisle towards me to give you away. I can’t
think of any reason to wait any longer. I want to be with you forever. I want
to marry you Summer. Will you marry me, my Beautiful Babe?”
Pushing her lips tightly together, trying to fight back
the tears, she nods her head yes. After a few short seconds, she finally
whispers “of course,” letting the tears fall freely down her face. Taking her
face in my hands, I kiss her long, hard, passionately. Being here with her, I
have everything I’ve ever wanted. She is my heart, my world.
My happily ever after.
~And that's all
she wrote~
My
BA family–You are such a wonderful group of people, and I love each and every
one of you. This book would not be where it is today if I had never met you
ladies, and you four guys. The day Vanessa Proehl invited me in, my life
changed for the better, and I’ll be forever grateful for that.
Abbi
Glines–Thank you for taking the time to point me in the right direction when I
first got this crazy idea of becoming a writer. Your encouragement and
direction was just what I needed for me to put one foot in front of the other
to get things started.
Jennifer
Roberts-Hall–I’m going to try and write this without balling my eyes out. Words
cannot express how grateful I am to have you in my life. You’ve not only helped
me tremendously with the editing portion, but you’ve been such a wonderful
friend. Whenever I had an awful day, and was ready to give up, you were right
there rooting me on and pushing to me to keep going; making me believe in
myself. You’re more than a friend to me, you’re like a sister, and I love you
dearly.
Seth,
Andrew, and Nathan–I have to thank my wonderful husband, and children. Thank
you for always believing in me. When others thought I was crazy, you were
always in my corner, encouraging me to follow my dream. Never once did you
complain about dinner not being made or the piles of laundry I was neglecting,
you just stepped in and helped as much as possible so I could focus on my book.
Seth, I don’t know how I got so lucky finding you, but I thank God every day
that I did. You guys are my world, and I love you so much!
Last
but not least, thank you to my beta readers; Vanessa, Tressa, Nina, Deana, and
Jenn
.
Some may consider me a jack of all trades, but I
consider myself well rounded.
I’ve waitressed, styled hair, answered phones, and, most
recently, worked full time as mom to my two beautiful little boys.
Then there was this book…
Everyone and their brother started talking about this
book series titled
Fifty Shades of Grey
by EL James. I didn’t really pay
attention to the craze at first, since I wasn’t a big reader–okay, I didn’t
read at all. But curiosity got the best of me, so I downloaded it to my kindle.
I was immediately hooked. I read the whole series in
three days. Yes, three books in three days.
I kept finding all these great books that I HAD to read
(just ask my credit card!).
Then I started hearing voices. Voices that turned into
stories; stories that were begging to get out of my head.
I started writing them down on scraps of paper. Then I transferred
them to my computer. Before I knew it,
Planning on Forever
was born.
The voices in my head are still talking, so I’m still
writing.
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